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== Is the Argument Sound? ==
== Is the Argument Sound? ==
As with all logical arguments, we must ask if the premises of the "argument from evil" are true. If one or more premise is false, then an argument does not constitute a good reason for believing its conclusion.
As with all [[logic]]al arguments, we must ask if the premises of the "argument from evil" are true. If one or more premise is false, then an argument does not constitute a good reason for believing its conclusion.
The argument can be dismissed if one is willing to drop one or more of its premises: that God is [[omniscience|omniscient]], that God is [[omnipotence|omnipotent]], that God is [[omnibenevolence|omnibenevolent]], or that [[evil]] exists.
The argument can be dismissed if one is willing to drop one or more of its premises: that God is [[omniscience|omniscient]], that God is [[omnipotence|omnipotent]], that God is [[omnibenevolence|omnibenevolent]], or that [[evil]] exists.